Finding a snug hotel room is easy — except when Barkley and Mr. Meow are your companions. Not every motel or hotel allows pets, and some require deposits and extra fees, testing the limits of your credit card.
Most chain properties are franchises, each property owned by a different management company. These separate owners set the policies for their hotels. Don’t worry, though. You can find a place to bed down with your pets using two lists, a few hints and a phone.
The “You Know You Can Stop Here” Pet-Friendly Hotel Chains
- Motel 6 facilities, all 900 of them, leave the light on for you and your one pet per room. Motel 6 was the first national pet- friendly chain, and has been welcoming pets since 1962. No extra fees or deposits are required. (800-4-MOTEL6)
- LaQuinta Inns and Suites allow pets at 99 percent of their 650 properties, according to Teresa Ferguson, director of Communications and Public Relations. “People who travel with their pets generally have very well-behaved and well-groomed animals,” she says. Accordingly, LaQuinta does not require deposits or up charges on rooms with pets, although they do request a weight limit of 45 pounds on the pet. (800-531-5900)
- Approximately half of Holiday Inns are pet-friendly, which gives you 500 pet friendly locations. (800-315-2621)
- Most of the 360 Red Roof Inn locations accept pets up to 80 pounds.(800-REDROOF)
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